Town reunions and a pantry milk note in Webster
The Harvey Wrightmire family reunion is set for August 20 at J B Harvey's Camp Towles road. The 14th annual McVicker reunion will be held August 20 in the Webster Baptist church grove with a basket picnic at noon. A can of evaporated milk is described as containing 14 42 ounces of undiluted milk and should be diluted with an equal water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Harvey- Wrightmire
J. B. Harvey
Camp Towles Road
McVicker
Baptist Church
DIY Back Scrubber and Dining Room Decor Tips
A rough terry cloth back scrubber can stimulate the skin by bristle action and is easy to make from Turkish towel fabric folded and stitched with a soap pocket. The dining room should feature coordinated decor avoiding floral patterns with living room themes, using plaid or stripe, bay windows with solid shelves, flowers, vines, draperies, and fine china on shallow window shelves.
The Woman's Corner Home Helpful Hints and Etiquette
This column offers hostess tips and homemaker guidance. Readers are advised to bring thoughtful hostess gifts beyond candy, thank hosts promptly after gatherings, and keep waxed tables, plastic and leather items clean. It also suggests toy rotation for children and practical cleaning steps for leather goods in warm weather.
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Afriend
Garden Club Plans Second Annual Flower Show at Taylor Fair
The Taylor County Garden club announces its second annual flower show in conjunction with Taylor County Fair association at the fair in August 2031. Mrs Victor Willhide chairs with Miss Barbara Cabinet as co chair. Committees led by Mrs J A Keller cover classification entry starting arranging property transportation hospitality advertising publicity hostess clerks and judges. Horticulture and arrangement classes to be announced later. All flower growers invited to participate.
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Taylor County Garden Club
Lloyd Sayres
W. W. Copenhaver
Elizabeth Cather
Arthur Wilson
Kara_Cather
Edgar Poe
Adult Fellowship Picnic at Fortney Mill
The West Main Street Methodist Church adult fellowship group held a picnic at Fortney Mill. Reverend Paul E. Trimpey opened with a prayer and Marion Hicks, president, led the business meeting. Attendees included Lawrence Jackson family Bolyard Moore Singo Peters and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main Street
Fortney Mill
Paul E. Trimpey
Marion Hicks
Lawrence Jackson
Virgil Bolyard
Hubert Moore
Clifford Singo
Carder Peters
Fred Peters
James Peters
Mrs Pearl Holtz Returns Home After Major Operation
Mrs Pearl Holtz of 121 East Longstreet has returned home from Grafton City hospital after undergoing a major operation.
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Pearl Holtz
East Longstreet
Grafton City Hospital
Shroyer Farm Hosts Cub Scouts Picnic and Hayride
Mrs George Shroyer hosted Cub Scout Den 2 at Shroyer Farm village. Activities included games and a picnic supper followed by a hay ride across the farm. Attendees included Jimmie Morgan David Weaver Ronnie Robinson James Fletcher Kenneth Stevens Donnie Travis Lonnie Shroyer and guest Eddie Austin.
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George Shroyer
Cub
Den
Vilage
Jimmie’ Morgan
David Weaver
Ronnie Robinson
James Fletcher
Kenneth Stevens
Donnie Travis
Lonnie Shroyer
Eddie Austin
Shroyer
Thes
Moose Grand Regent Attends Meeting
Estelle Grow deputy grand regent of the Women of the Moose in West Virginia attended the last focus group meeting in the South chapter. Fairmont senior and junior regents Mrs. Katie Oliver and Margaret Kelly also attended. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening August 22 with class initiation set.
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Estelle Grow
Moose Tar West
Virginia
Tthe
Chiaptin
South
Fairmont
Katie Oliver
Margaret Kelly
Mary Parkhill Engaged to George H Shreves
Mary Richardean Parkhill daughter of Mr and Mrs Parkhill of 492 Gay Street is engaged to George Harmon Shreves son of Mr and Mrs F J Shreves of Lumberport The bride elect is a Grafton High School graduate and senior nurse trainee at Union Protestant hospital Clarksburg Shreves attended Lumberport High School and served in the army Plans for the wedding are not set.
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Aria’ i Finess
Parkhill
Gay Street
Mary Richardean
George Harmon Shreves
F. J. Shreves
Lumberport
Grafton High School
Glee Club
Camera Club
Re-Echo
National Honey Society
Union Protestant Hospital
Clarksburg
Shreves
Lumberport High School
Mrs C B Johnson Attends Kentucky Brother Funeral
Mrs C B Johnson of 429 West Francis street returns from Sterling Kentucky after funeral services for her brother Otto Gabbard who died Sunday from a heart attack. Carl Jerger and
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C. B. Johnson
West Francis Street
Sterling
Kentucky
Otto Gabbard
Carl Jerger
Community notices from Grafton and area events
Local families from Evansville visit Grafton as August community calendar lists meetings across churches and clubs. Events include Young Adult Class at 221 Maple Avenue, Protective Home Circle in D A hall, WWI Mothers at Legion Home, W S C S gatherings with St Johns participants, Lindy club postponed to August 24, WCTU meetings at Baptist church, Taylor County Garden Club, VFW auxiliary, Atha and Morgan family reunions, Brown and Vanderegrift reunions, Shaffer reunion at Birdscreek, Fidelis club dinner, and the Women’s Hospital auxiliary executive meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Roy Newton
Maple Avenue
Protective Home
D. of A. Hall
Mothers’ Chi
Legion Home
McGraw Avenue
Webster Methodist Church
W.C.T.U. of
The
Baptist Church
Taylor County Garden Club
Edgar M. Poe
Grafton-Morgantown
Ladies Auxiliary of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Atha
Hast Run
Mannington
Morgan
Mount Zion Grove
Fairmont
Brown
Country Club Road
Vanderegrifts
Morris Park
Shaffer
Birdscreek Church
First Presbyterian Church
Sniper Dinner Tale From a Cleared Korean Village
A fragmented report describes a village in South Korea after enemy control. Locals mention a clash with snipers, with references to names and images from a contentious scene, while a stray joke about a pig surfaces amid battlefield chatter.
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South Korea
Gia
Community groups announce August gatherings and dinners
The notice lists events across groups on August dates including a reunion at Richard Park Route 7 at 7 p.m. with hostesses Mrs. Maxine Harvey and others, plus meetings of White Rose Grove No 2, Ladies of the Knottsville community chicken dinner at 8 p.m. tickets $1 due by August 9, Daughters of American covered-dish dinner, Presbyterian Missionary Society dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Mrs Florence Wilkinson’s, Forget-Me-Not-Daily club at Louise Hoyt, and Keefover family gathering on August 20.
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White Rose Grove
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
P. Friendship Lodge
Knottsville
Daughters of American
D. of A. Hall
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Florence Wilkinson
Louise Hoyt
Keefover
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